The U.N. Study declares, "Rape is extreme abuse of women's physical and
mental integrity and of their dignity. In many varying religious and
traditional cultures the aggressor is unpunished if he marries his
victim. Such amnesty effectively lowers the age of marriage as in
Mexico, Costa Rica, Lebanon, Peru, Uruguay, or Korea. Religions may
insist on free consent but, by giving low esteem to women, may
indirectly help such abuse. The caste system also favors sexual abuse as
low caste Dalit women and girls experience, for example in Kashmir."
The organizations listed below address these and other issues on E.2. Rape
& Sexual Abuse. Click on the title of an organization to view an abstract of
their work and how to contact them. Click on the news and research buttons
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Women's NGO'S
Asia
Pacific Forum on Women Law and Development (APWLD)
MADRE
Equality
Now
European Women’s
Lobby (EWL)
UN NGO Committee
on the Status of Women, Geneva
UN
NGO Committee on the Status of Women, New York
Women's Environment
and Development Organization (WEDO)
WOMANKIND Worldwide
Human Rights NGO'S
Rights
and Democracy–Droits et Democratie
Human
Rights Congress for Bangladesh Minorities (HRCBM)
Human Strategies
for Human Rights (HSHR)
MiraMed
Institute
UN
NGO Committee on Freedom of Religion or Belief, Geneva
UN
NGO Committee on Freedom of Religion or Belief, New York
Religions & Associations
Academic Institutions
Civil Society
Governments
Training
Institute for the Advancement of Women (INSTRAW)
The
United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM)
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